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Arkansas woman pleads guilty to stealing a fetus and body parts from corpses and selling them on Facebook | The Gateway expert
An Arkansas woman has pleaded guilty to charges related to stealing body parts from corpses and offering them for sale on Facebook.
Candace Chapman Scott, 37, was working at a morgue when she stole at least 24 boxes of human body parts from medical school cadavers.
On Thursday, Scott pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of interstate transportation of stolen property.
The charges stemmed from Scott selling 24 boxes of human remains to Jeremy Pauley of Pennsylvania for $11,000. The body parts include fetuses, brains, hearts, lungs, genitals, large chunks of skin and more.
Scott allegedly sold the fetus to Pauley at a discount, saying, “He’s not in great shape.”
According to a report from The mirrorPauley has “previously pleaded guilty to charges related to the theft and sale of body parts from both the Arkansas Mortuary and Harvard Medical School.”
The report continues:
The connection between Scott and Pauley reportedly came about through a Facebook group that focused on “quirks.” Scott was employed by Arkansas Central Mortuary Services, where her responsibilities included transporting, cremating and embalming remains.
Prosecutors allege she exploited her position to facilitate the illegal transactions. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock has confirmed that the medical school has sent cadaver remains to the mortuary intended for student research.
According to prosecutors, Scott approached Pauley in October 2021 and offered to sell him the remains from the medical school that the mortuary would cremate and return. The suit alleges that Scott wrote to Pauley in her first Facebook message: “Just out of curiosity, would you know anyone looking for a fully intact, embalmed brain?”
According to the report, Scott faces a prison sentence of up to 10 years and a fine of up to $250,000 for transporting stolen property, and a fine of up to 20 years and a fine for mail fraud.
